Hi All, we are happy to report that Escher is back to his good ole self. After much of the advice of this great forum, our amazing vet, and a ton of patience, Escher’s bowel movements are back in order. Thank you for taking the time to read our post and offer sound advice. We are so relieved...
He seems to be passing a bit of gas which he wasn’t doing yesterday
Escher is incredibly active. This is my setting in the colder months. He will bask at the opening of his enclosure when the sun hits his entrance and he’s out all day til late afternoon. In the summer months he is out at...
Escher loves our aloe vera. Forgot to mention that. We have a large plant. My mistake on the temp. Actually set to 70 at night and we’ve just upped the temp. Hopefully will help.
His enclosure is 4x6x4. His temp inside is regulated with heat two heat lamps… currently set to 65 degrees at night so it doesn’t drop below. Should I adjust it higher for now? Will fill the water level higher
Thanks Tom. We’ll definitely give this a try with a longer warm soak. Yes he eats the spineless pads. Will pick some up. Will let y’all know how he does.
Hi Everyone,
We have a 23y/o male Sulcata tortoise that we’ve raised since he was a wee little hatchling at 8 weeks old. He’s healthy at 117 lbs today. Well, our big guy ate a fair share of bark on the ground while eating is food last week and now he’s unable to pass his stool. He got an enema...